Tiruchirappalli District of Tamilnadu

Tiruchirappalli District

Tiruchirapalli District (Tamil : திருச்சிராபள்ளி மாவட்டம்) is located along the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu, India. The main town in Tiruchirappalli District is the city of Tiruchirappalli, also known as Trichy (Tamil : திருச்சி). During the British Raj, Tiruchirappalli was known as Trichinopoly, and was a district of the Madras Presidency; it was renamed upon India’s declaration of independence in 1947. As of 2011, the district had a population of 27,22,290 with 1,013 females for every 1,000 males.

Tiruchirappalli District Demographics

According to 2011 census, Tiruchirappalli district had a population of 27,22,290 with a sex-ratio of 1,013 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 272,456 were under the age of six, constituting 139,946 males and 132,510 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 17.14% and .67% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the district was 74.9%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The district had a total of 6,98,404 households. There were a total of 12,13,979 workers, comprising 161,657 cultivators, 3,19,720 main agricultural labourers, 25,174 in house hold industries, 5,75,778 other workers, 1,31,650 marginal workers, 9,012 marginal cultivators, 59,062 marginal agricultural labourers, 5,212 marginal workers in household industries and 58,364 other marginal workers.

Tiruchirappalli District Taluks

In 2013, Tiruchirappalli District went from nine taluks to eleven taluks.

Manapparai taluk

Marungapuri taluk

Srirangam taluk

Tiruchirappalli West taluk

Tiruchirappalli East taluk

Thiruverumbur taluk

Lalgudi taluk

Manachanallur taluk

Thuraiyur taluk

Musiri taluk

Thottiyam taluk

Tiruchirappalli District Urban Centres

Tiruchirappalli District consists of the following urban centres:

Trichy City

Manapparai town

Thuraiyur town

Thuvakudi town

Lalgudi town panchayat

Manachanallur town panchayat

Musiri town panchayat

Thottiyam town panchayat

Kolli Hills (Kollimalai) tourist town

Uppiliapuram Town panchayat

Navalurkottapattu panchayat

Mettupalayam panchayat

B.Mettur panchayat

Balakrishnampatti panchayat

Thataiyagarpettai panchayat

Tiruchirappalli District Major industries

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, BHEL

Boiler Manufacturing Industries

Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli

Cement Factories

Light and heavy engineering

Leather Tanneries (E. I. Leather)

Food processing Industries

Sugar Mills

(Traditional) Cigar Making (village) Industries

Hosiery and garments (to a small extent)

IT/BPO

Manufacturing of Synthetic Stones for Jewelry

Natural resources and water bodies

The major rivers are the River Kaveri and the River Kollidam. The important rivers across city is

Koraiyar River

Uyyakondan River

Kudamuruti River

Tiruchirappalli District Agriculture

The district has a large cattle and poultry population with agriculture workers in the smaller villages like Kalpalayathanpatti.

The rivers Caveri and Kollidam start branching out to form the Caveri delta irrigating vast tracts of land in the district. The major crops are rice (vast tracts); sugarcane (vast tracts); banana/plantain;coconut; cotton (small tracts); betel; corn; and groundnut.